Long-awaited dam safety reforms move closer to law after Michigan Senate voteThe Michigan Senate on Thursday voted to overhaul Michigan’s lax dam safety laws, moving long-awaited reforms one vote away from reaching Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Both legislative chambers have now approved versions of two companion bills sponsored by Sen. Mallory McMorrow, D-Royal Oak, and Rep. Bill G. Schuette, R-Midland, to strengthenPittsburgh Tribune-Review3d agoWhole story →JusticePlanetGretchen WhitmerS 947HR 5485michigan dam safety reform vote
Citizen collaboration drives PFAS Awareness Week successesGovernor Gretchen Whitmer last week declared September 21-25, 2026 Michigan’s first ever PFAS Awareness Week. The multi-day event will have a lasting impactEUROPE SAYS4d agoWhole story →PlanetGretchen Whitmerpfas awareness week
Former MDHHS Director Hertel lands new clientGov. Gretchen Whitmer cannot run again due to term limits and some members of her cabinet have already left state government.Detroit Free Press12d agoWhole story →HealthGovernmentGretchen Whitmermichigan cabinet departure
Whitmer urges Enbridge to shut down Line 5 within months, calls pipeline a threat to Great LakesGov. Gretchen Whitmer wrote to Enbridge's outgoing CEO urging the company to stop using Line 5 and find an alternative to the 73-year-old pipeline rather than wait for a tunnel that could be a decade away.CBS News25d agoWhole story →PlanetGretchen Whitmerline 5 pipeline dispute
Michigan tribes urge regulators to block Enbridge tunnel permitsThe move comes one day after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state’s environmental director said the state must reassess permits issued in July.Green Bay Press-Gazette25d agoWhole story →PlanetGretchen Whitmerline 5 tunnel permits dispute
